Churn



D. T. LOWE.

CHURN.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 11, 1919.

1,340,491 w May 18, 1920.

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CHURN.

APPLICATION men DEC. 11, 1919.

1,340,491 Patented May 18, 1920.

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DAVID 'r. LOWE, or QHLMANJILLINOIS.

' CHURN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18,1920.

Application filed December 17,1919. .Serial'No. 345,478.

To all whom it. may concern Be it known that I, DAVID iT. Lown, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ohlman, in the county of 'Montgomery and State oflllinois, have invented a newand Improved'Ghurn, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that type of churning appliances in which the churn body is agitated and it primarily has for its object to provide an improved construction of churn of the type stated, of a simple .and economical nature, that may be conveniently operated and will effectively serve its intended purpose.

In its general nature,.the invention comprises aibase havingpairs of standards to support-an oscillating cradle in which the churn body is located, there being provision made for effecting'theoscillations of the cradle in a simple and convenient manner.

In its moresubordinate-nature, the inven tion provides a churnibody cradle in which provision is made whereby the churn body may be'up-ended-for the purpose of complete drainage and also to facilitate the removal of the contents of the body.

The invention further includes those novel details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all of which will be first fully described and then be specifically pointed out in the appended claims,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross section of thesame.

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section showing the position of the parts, when the churn body has been up-ended.

In the drawings in which like numerals of reference designate like parts in all the figures, 1 represents a suitable base or support on which the standards 2 are mounted. The standards 2 are arranged in pairs and form supports for the hangers 3 of the cradle, the hangers having their ends bent to pivotally engage the standards 2, as at 4, see Figs. 1 and 2.

The hangers 8 are in the nature of U- shaped members and they are connected together. by a plate or bar 5 to which the hangersiarepivotally or hingedly secured, as at 6.

7 is another plate or bar which is hinged at 8 to one end of the plate 5 and is adapted to liev on top of the plate 5, when the parts are in theworking position shownin Fig. 1.

The plate 7 is provided with members 9 that embracethe churn body 12 and are removably secured to the frame 11 of the churn body by screws (or other suitable devices), as indicated in Fig. 1.

The members 9 are secured to the plate 7 by rivets 19, or inany othersuitable way.

The churn body or receptacle, which may be made ofany suitable material, such as glass, galvanized iron or other metal, is

composed. of the body portion 12 having the mouth carried by the frame 11, which frame 11 is constructedto provide an opening 14 that is adapted to be closed by the hinged lid 15, when the churn is working, the lid 15 beingprovided with a window 16, as indicated, a suitable latch or fastening dcvice 17'17 being provided to hold the lid down and affect a tight connection between it and the body.

13is a drain cock which communicates with the churn body 12, at one end, near the bottom.

The churn body and the cradle in which it is supported is adapted to be oscillated by a lever device, the construction of which is preferably that disclosed in the drawings, and by reference especially to Fig. 2, it will be noted that this lever device comprises a handle 23 bent to form a shaft portion 21, which is journaled in a suitable bearing 22 on the support and a transmitting lever portion 20 which has a sliding fit in the swivel 19 that is carried by the bracket 18 and which is, in turn, secured to the bar 5.

By rocking the lever 23, the bar 5 is given a longitudinal motion and oscillated by virtue of the fact that the baris carried by the swinging hangers 3.

The churn body 12 may be provided with any of the usual forms of block dashes (not shown), if desired, but, as the same constitutes no part of the present invention, illustration thereof is thought to be unnecessary.

24 designates a support on which the end of the churn body may rest, when the same is up-ended, as indicated in Fig. 3.

From the foregoing taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought the complete construction, operation and the advantages of the invention will be clear to those skilled in the art.

hat I claim is:

1. An improved churn comprising the following elements in combination; a base, standards projected upwardly from the base, a cradle pivotally hung on the standards, means for imparting motion to the cradle, and a churn body supported on the cradle, said cradle having provision whereby said churn body may be up-ended.

2. In churns, the combination with a base, standards projected from the base, a cradle pivotally hung on the standards and includ ing a bottom plate, a member hinged to said bottom plate, a receptacle carried by said member, said member adapted to lie down on the bottom plate during the operation of the churn to hold said receptacle in the operative position, and means for in'iparting motion to the cradle.

3. In churns, the combination with a base, standards projected from the base, a cradle pivotally hung on said standards, said cradle including a bottom plate, a member hinged to the outer end of said bottom plate, said member including churn body holding elements, a churn body removably carried by said member and adapted to lie horizontally when in the operative position, said churn body having a normally plugged draining outlet, whereby when said member, with the churn body, is swung up to vertical position, the churn body may be drained, and means for imparting motion to the cradle.

a. In churns, a base, uprights mounted on the base, a plurality of U-shaped hangers pivoted at their ends to said uprights, a plate in the bends of said hangers and held across the same and horizontally connected thereto, a churn body adapted to lie in the hangers on the plate, means for sustaining said body in place, and an oscillating lever device connected to said plate to move the same and thereby oscillate said churn.

5. In churns, a base, uprights mounted on the base, a plurality of U-shaped hangers pivoted. at their ends to said uprights, a

plate in the bends of said hangers andheld across the same and horizontally connected thereto, a churn body adapted to lie in the hangers on the plate, a rock shaft having a hand lever and a power transmitting lever, the power transmitting lever having a swivel connection with said plate, whereby said hangers may be rocked to oscillate the churn body.

6. An improved churn comprising a base, standards projected upwardly from, the base, a cradle pivotally hung on the standards and including a plurality of hangers, a cross bar connecting the hangers together, a churn body supported on the cradle, said cradle having provision whereby said churn body may be up-ended, and a support for the churn body when upended.

DAVID T. LOWE. 

